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(No Model.)

B. MORGAN.

v CORK EXTEAGTOR. No; 270,095.; Patented Jan. 2., 1883.

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ROBERT MORGAN, OF STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA.

CO RK-EXTRACTOR.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 270,095, dated January 2, 1883.

Application filed November 6, 1882. (No model.) I I To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RO ERT MORGAN, of

afull, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form part of this specification, in which- 1 Figure l is a side elevation. .Fig. 2 is a front elevatiomand Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective of the lower portion of the device.

The object I have in view is to provide a simple and effective method of extracting corks from bottles when the cork has been pushed through the neck of the bottle; and to this end my invention consists essentially in bending npwardlythelower end of the shank, at an angle theretoof aboutforty-fivedegrees, (more or less,) and forming on the sides of the shank guides or holding-projections, by means of which the cork will be kept straight, or in line with the shank, all substantially as will be hereinafter set forth.

In order that others may avail themselves of the benefits of my invention, I will now (le;

scribe the manner in which 1 struct it.

A represents the shank of my extractor, and Bits handle. tube of suitable metal and size, with the lower portion thereof cut away or sloped off to form a slight tr0ugh,in which the cork may rest when in proper position to be drawn from the bottle.

e e indicate ears or projections, which are inprefer to conlhe shank may consist of a witnesses.

tended to serve as guides and supports to the cork, and thus prevent it from getting out of line with the shank when in process of being withdrawn from the bottle. The lower end of the shank is flattened and turned up at about an angle of forty-five degrees, as fully seen in the drawings, and mayterminate either with an edge or serrations. 1 prefer, however, the latter mode of construction, as the teeth will more effectually prevent the cork from slip ping when once engaged.

I do not confine myself to the exact mode of construction herein set forth or shown by the drawings, asit is manifest that unimportant or merely colorable variations may be made without in the least departing from the spirit of my invention. I have described the shank as made from a tube; but it maybe better to stamp ablank, as seen in Fig. 2, and then give the proper formation by afterward bending.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

1. A cork-extractor having its lower end turned at an angle to the shank, and adapted to engage and draw a cork from abottle, substantially as set forth.

2. A cork-extractor consisting of a shank provided with guides or supports, and having its lower end turned up, all substantially as described. l a

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I aliix mysignaturein presence'oftwo ROBERT MORGAN.

Witnesses: I

STANTON L. CARTER, E. O. ARNOLD. 

